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32323 Reasons Your Pastor Should Maintain a Personal Bloghttps://getchurchly.com/blog/3-reasons-pastor-maintain-personal-blog/
https://getchurchly.com/blog/3-reasons-pastor-maintain-personal-blog/#respondThu, 29 Dec 2016 19:40:04 +0000https://getchurchly.com/?p=2273This post is sponsored by PastorBlogs.com, an up-and-coming resource to help pastors and ministry leaders share their message with their churches and communities. 1. Maintaining a blog helps pastors become better communicators. Every pastor should be actively working on his communication skills. While the weekend message is usually only one of many tasks that a […]

]]>This post is sponsored by PastorBlogs.com, an up-and-coming resource to help pastors and ministry leaders share their message with their churches and communities.

1. Maintaining a blog helps pastors become better communicators.

Every pastor should be actively working on his communication skills. While the weekend message is usually only one of many tasks that a pastor is responsible for during the week, it’s often one of the greatest opportunities to equip his congregation and clearly share the gospel message with people who have never heard it.

Putting pen to paper — or fingers to keyboard — to create blog content helps pastors become better communicators by forcing them to distill and clarify their message. Writing out your ideas rather than keeping them bottled in will help improve your communication skills in all areas of your ministry, from email to counseling to your Sunday morning sermon.

2. Maintaining a blog helps pastors get more out of their sermon content.

Let’s be honest: your pastor puts way too much work into his message each week to preach it once and leave it to be forgotten on Monday morning. By repurposing sermon content into blog content, pastors get more out of each and every sermon, reinforcing their message throughout the week and reaching a wider audience with the message of the gospel than they would if they only preached the message on the weekends.

Each main point of a sermon can be broken out into its own blog post. If your pastor preaches from a manuscript, repurposing the content into text takes minimal work that yields huge benefits. Paired with publishing a podcast of your sermon content, converting sermons into blogs can extend the life and reach of each sermon.

To see an example of how I’ve repurposed my sermon content into a podcast and blog posts, see the links below.

3. Blogs are a great way to provide additional resources for your congregation.

A 30 to 45 minute slot on Sunday morning usually isn’t enough time to really dig into a passage of scripture. As I prepare and edit a sermon, I generally cut between 25 and 50% of the total content, not because it wasn’t good content, but because it wasn’t the best content to reinforce the main idea of the sermon.

For every main idea in your sermon, there are a dozen related ideas that never make it into the sermon. These ideas make great content for blog posts. In the example that I posted above, my sermon on submission to government authorities raised a lot of questions for our congregation. I was able to expand on some specific scenarios in my blog content that I couldn’t include in the sermon.

Need help getting started?

I’m working on a brand-new product, PastorBlogs.com, that is designed to help pastors and ministry leaders get started with blogging faster and become more effective at managing and promoting their content. To be one of the first to have access to the tools and resources we’re developing, sign up for early access and get notified when we’re ready to launch.

Introducing Churchly for Divi 1.1

I’m excited to announce the release of the latest version of the only church content plugin built exclusively for Divi theme, Churchly for Divi. This update brings you even more content types, new layout options, and makes it even easier to customize your Churchly layouts with the Divi Builder and Divi Theme Customizer.

If you’re an existing Churchly customer, thank you for helping to make this release possible! You’ll receive an update notification in your WordPress dashboard to update to Churchly 1.1.

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]]>https://getchurchly.com/blog/churchly-for-divi-1-1/feed/0Canva Crash Course: How to Make Beautiful Graphics for Your Church Website With No Software or Experiencehttps://getchurchly.com/blog/canva-crash-course/
Mon, 03 Oct 2016 02:21:18 +0000http://getchurchly.com/?p=1705In last week’s roundup, we shared one of our favorite design tools, Canva. Canva is an online graphic design program that lets you create beautiful images for your website, social media, print, and more, without software and — best of all — without being a graphic design expert. In this post, I’m going to show […]

]]>In last week’s roundup, we shared one of our favorite design tools, Canva. Canva is an online graphic design program that lets you create beautiful images for your website, social media, print, and more, without software and — best of all — without being a graphic design expert.

In this post, I’m going to show you how we use Canva at Churchly to make beautiful website graphics and social media graphics for our agency and for our clients.

Getting to know Canva

Canva provides a ton of resources to teach you how to get started with their platform. Rather than give you a detailed guide on how to navigate the app and how to use all of the available features, I’ve provided links to some of the best resources below.

Sign up for an account. Canva is free for everyone, but they offer a premium version of their product to nonprofits at no cost. Learn more here.

Note: While Canva offers a great deal of free layouts and images, their revenue comes from paid layouts and images in their store. Free resources are labeled FREE while paid resources are labeled with a $. If paid images aren’t in your church budget, upload your own photos or check out our list of free stock photo resources for your church website.

Common Church Graphic Design Needs

So how can you use Canva in your church? Below is a list of ways that you can use graphics that you create in Canva. This list is by no means exhaustive, and we’ll walk through how to create a couple of these different images below.

Hero images and website banners.

Website thumbnails.

Email newsletter graphics.

Social media graphics.

Blog header images.

Series/sermon branding.

Pre-service announcement slides.

Flyers and postcards.

Event invitations.

Large format posters.

Programs and bulletins.

Calendars.

Newspaper ads.

Bible reading plan.

Using Canva to Design a Hero Image

The possibilities for Canva are endless. In this quick demo, I’m going to show you how to design a hero image for your church website using Canva.

What is a “hero image?” Hero images are large, visually striking images that are placed front-and-center to capture a visitor’s attention when they first arrive on your site. Effective hero images can draw your users in and make them want to learn more.

Canva’s Desktop Wallpaper template works particularly well for hero images for a few reasons:

The pre-built designs are visually appealing.

They contain minimal text and attractive typography.

They are sized to display perfectly in a full screen on most modern monitors.

Here’s how to design a great hero image for your church website in Canva.

Start with a template

After you choose the Desktop Wallpaper template, you’ll start with a blank canvas. To the left, you’ll see a variety of free and premium layouts. Click one of them and your blank canvas will be filled with the selected design.

Try a variety of layouts, but pay attention to which layouts are free and which require payment. I’ve selected a paid layout before, removed all of the paid elements, and couldn’t save my design without payment.

Customize your design with your own image

Upload your own image, or find a relevant stock photo. If the text is hard to read, try applying a filter to your image. In the example above, I decreased the brightness, contrast, and saturation, added a green tint, and slightly blurred the background.

Bonus tip: Copy and paste this filter code in the Advanced section of the filter options to use this filter as a starting point for your own image. Filter code: 0000005770006434

See the below and after below.

Customize your text

Unless you’re just really excited about November, you’ll probably want to change the text on your image. If you’re using this as a hero image of your website, you may leave off the text altogether and apply the text with your website builder.

Be sure to use a font that matches your church brand. If you’re using Canva for Nonprofits or Canva for Work, you can even upload your own fonts.

Our brand font for headings is Open Sans Extra Bold, so I’ve updated the text to match.

Add a logo

Drag and drop a logo into the Uploads section to upload it to your Canva workspace, then drag it to your design and adjust its position and size.

Download your image!

Once you’re satisfied with your image, click the Download link in the top right corner of the app. Choose JPEG format if you plan to use it on the web, PNG if you need a high-quality image for web, or PDF for print.

Tips for Producing Great Church Website Graphics

Take advantage of the “Magic Resize” option.

Magic Resize lets you quickly resize and reformat your designs for a variety of uses. Create a series branding graphic and resize it for web, social, and print with a few clicks of a mouse.

Your mileage may vary. Some of our designs have resized very well, while more complicated designs have not.

Note that this option isn’t available in the standard Canva account; you’ll need a free Canva for Non-Profits or paid Canva for Work account to use it.

Experiment with filters and presets

Filters can help make a good image stand out with a unique look. The Filters option has some interesting presets, and each one can be adjusted using the Advanced settings. If you’re feeling adventurous, create your own!

Be careful not to overdo it. A subtle filter can make your images look great, but over-filtering your images can look tacky.

Create variations by copying the page

To the right of your design, you’ll see a page number and a Copy this page icon. Clicking that icon will duplicate your design on a separate page.

This feature is great for creating variations within a design, either swapping out background images, changing text, etc. I’ve used this feature to create a row of similar navigation tiles without the need to recreate the layout for each one.

If you’d like to create an entirely new design in the same document, use the + Add a new page option.

How have you used Canva for your church website?

I’ll be posting a church design roundup soon! If you’d like me to feature your design, send the image to me via email, hello@getchurchly.com. Include your church name and a link to your church website so I can give you a shout out.

Bonus points if you share your design publicly on Canva and include a link!

]]>Weekly Roundup: That Church Conference Editionhttps://getchurchly.com/blog/weekly-roundup-that-church-conference-edition/
Fri, 23 Sep 2016 20:14:31 +0000http://getchurchly.com/?p=1699I had two awesome opportunities this week. I got to spend two days in Atlanta learning about church communications from some of the brightest minds in the field at That Church Conference. I just completed session 2 of Groundwork Labs, a startup accelerator designed to help entrepreneurs (like me) build great companies (like Churchly). As […]

I got to spend two days in Atlanta learning about church communications from some of the brightest minds in the field at That Church Conference.

I just completed session 2 of Groundwork Labs, a startup accelerator designed to help entrepreneurs (like me) build great companies (like Churchly).

As you can imagine, I’m fired up and excited for Churchly and for what you can do with your church website.

In this post, I feature the articles I’m reading and the tools I’m using in church communications this week with the hopes that you’ll find something that you can use to share the story of the gospel in your church.

This is the first installment in this series, so please let me know if this is valuable for you so I can make this a regular feature in the future. Send me an email to let me know what you think.

Without further ado, here are this week’s recommendations.

Church Communications Resources & Articles

That Church Community. That Church Community is an online community for learning about church communications and networking with church communicators around the world. Their free account is great, or upgrade to a pro account to get access to conference videos, training resources, and more. Sign up for a free account with my link and I get a few points to spend on #thatCC swag.

The Sermon Podcasting Toolbox. This isn’t a new resource, per se, but it’s an article that I wrote for ChurchMag on how to record, edit, and distribute your sermons online. If you’re not publishing your sermons yet, I would highly recommend doing so.

Church Communications Tools

Canva for Nonprofits. Canva is a free online design tool. Use their templates to quickly and easily create website graphics, social media posts, and print designs. If you’re new to graphic design and you’ve never used Canva, be sure to check out their Design School tutorials. Nonprofits get a free upgrade to their pro version.

Buffer. Buffer lets you add content to your social media queue and schedule that content to be sent out across all of your social channels. We use Buffer to manage the Churchly Facebook and Twitter accounts. It’s free for up to 3 accounts, and they offer 50% off of pro accounts for nonprofits.

That’s all for this week’s roundup! What did you think? Be sure to shoot me a quick email if this was helpful.

]]>7 Essential Elements for Your Church’s “New Here” Pagehttps://getchurchly.com/blog/7-essential-elements-churchs-new-page/
Thu, 11 Aug 2016 19:28:06 +0000http://getchurchly.com/?p=1615Not too long ago, the first interaction that a guest would have with your church was at your front door. Most churches have a greeter meet guests at the door, equip them with information about your church, and lead them to where they needed to go — whether that was your kids’ area, your welcome […]

]]>Not too long ago, the first interaction that a guest would have with your church was at your front door. Most churches have a greeter meet guests at the door, equip them with information about your church, and lead them to where they needed to go — whether that was your kids’ area, your welcome area, or to the sanctuary.

Today, your church website has become your front door. 46% of church attenders say that a church’s website plays a significant role in their decision to visit that church. Are prospective visitors finding the information that they’re looking for?

1. A clean layout

You wouldn’t settle for a messy or cluttered lobby. Why? Because that would be a distraction for your guest and it would leave a poor first impression.

Have you considered the impact that a messy website could have on your prospective guests’ decisions to visit your church? Check out our blog post featuring 10 Phenomenal Examples of First Time Guest Pages for inspiration on how to create a first time guest page that wows visitors and helps them experience life at your church.

2. Service times

Few things are as embarrassing as showing up to a church service 30 minutes late. Did service start at 10 or 10:30? I’ve personally watched guests stop in their tracks and walk away from a church service when they realized that service was underway.

Your service times should be prominently displayed on all pages of your site, but most importantly, on your “new here” page.

3. Location & directions

Along with service times, your location is a critical piece of information to include on your “new here” page. Extra credit is given for including a map, and double the bonus points are given for a one-click “get directions” button that makes finding the way as easy as possible.

If your church has multiple locations, be sure to very clearly help visitors decide which campus to attend and make it as simple as you can to find their way to the right place.

4. What to expect

Your guests want to ensure that they feel welcome when they arrive at your church. They may have had poor experiences at churches in the past, where they have been judged for what they’re wearing, their hairstyle, or any number of other things.

What are some ways that you can help visitors experience what it’s like to be a part of your church?

Include a welcome video. This doesn’t have to be a professionally produced, cinema quality piece. Check out this short 20-second video from Watermark Church in Ft. Worth, TX.

Include photos from your services that show your members worshipping and fellowshipping together.

5. Information for families

This tip goes along with understanding who is using your church site and what information they’re looking for. For most churches, families represent a significant part of their congregation, and those families have unique needs that other demographics don’t share.

What are some questions that families have about your church?

How do children participate in your church? Is there a children’s program, or does your church follow a family integrated model?

What provisions do you have for nursing moms or families with infants?

How early should I arrive to get my kids checked in, and what does the process look like?

You can either include this information on your “new here” page, or you can include a prominent link to that info on another page.

6. Links to important info

It’s a good idea to keep your “new here” page concise and to avoid the temptation to clutter the page with all of the info about your church. One way to do that is to include links to relevant information elsewhere on your site.

Rather than including all of your staff on your “new here” page, feature your lead pastor and create a link to your staff directory. Include links to other important, more in-depth content like your beliefs, sermons, and ministries.

7. Frequently asked questions

Finally, be sure to address frequently asked questions. If you’re wondering, “What questions are visitors asking,” talk to the volunteers on your first impressions/guest services team who are listening for and answering these questions week after week. You can learn a lot about your visitors from the volunteers who you have assigned to the front lines.

What information would you look for if you were visiting a church for the first time.

The most important takeaway when considering what information you should feature on your “new here” page is to put yourself in the shoes of a guest and ask, “What would I want to know before I visited this church?”

Your job is to make it as easy as possible for believers and non-believers alike to connect with the people of God and to experience the gospel.

]]>INSPIRATION: 10 Phenomenal Examples of First Time Guest Pageshttps://getchurchly.com/blog/inspiration-10-phenomenal-examples-first-time-guest-pages/
Thu, 11 Aug 2016 19:25:23 +0000http://getchurchly.com/?p=1619Need some inspiration for the new here page on your church website? You’ve come to the right place. Below are 10 examples of great first time guest pages from a variety of churches for your viewing pleasure. Not sure what content you need to include on your “new here” page? Check out our post, 7 […]

]]>Need some inspiration for the new here page on your church website? You’ve come to the right place. Below are 10 examples of great first time guest pages from a variety of churches for your viewing pleasure.

]]>INTERVIEW: NewPointe Community Church’s Brandon Hostetler on Church Social Media Strategyhttps://getchurchly.com/blog/interview-newpointe-community-churchs-brandon-hostetler-church-social-media-strategy/
Mon, 01 Aug 2016 17:34:18 +0000http://getchurchly.com/?p=1534Last week, I had the privilege to sit down with NewPointe Community Church’s Assistant Communications Director, Brandon Hostetler, to learn how churches can leverage social media channels like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat to engage their congregation and reach their community. Here are 4 tips that churches small and large can put into place […]

]]>Last week, I had the privilege to sit down with NewPointe Community Church’s Assistant Communications Director, Brandon Hostetler, to learn how churches can leverage social media channels like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat to engage their congregation and reach their community.

Here are 4 tips that churches small and large can put into place today.

Start somewhere

If you’re anything like me, trying to figure out what to post can be overwhelming. Getting started in social, however, doesn’t have to be a huge undertaking.

Brandon says, “You don’t need a complicated strategy or plan to get started. Start small. The objective is to get something out there.”

Brandon recommends shooting for two posts per day. Using Facebook’s scheduling tool (which we’ll discuss below), you can schedule a whole week — or a whole month — of content in advance.

And don’t stress out if you miss a day! Brandon says, “Even I miss a day!” You can always get back into the swing of things the next day.

Create goals and action steps

As Lewis Carroll writes in Alice in Wonderland, “If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.” The same is true with managing your church’s social media profiles.

Brandon recommends setting some initial goals — in terms of number of people reached, number of people who like your page, or visits to your church website — and define action steps to get you there.

“Once you have a list of goals,” he says, “work toward one goal at a time.” If you pursue too many goals at once, you’ll get overwhelmed and lose your focus. And if you’re having trouble meeting a goal, don’t be afraid to put that goal on hold for a while to pursue another.

Focus on people

As I’ve shared on our blog, your church has two audiences — your congregation and your community. The most effective content is going to answer the question, “How does this make a difference in my life?”

Brandon says, “People are interested in what you can do for them.” Not to be too consumeristic, that could mean helping your congregation and people from your community take the next best step for them in their spiritual growth.

When you connect with the people who follow your church on social media and build a relationship with them, they’ll be more open to engaging with and sharing your message.

Brandon shared his formula for balancing engaging and promotional content.

20% of posts – Promotion of your business/church. (AKA events that your church is doing)

If you add up the numbers, 80% of the material you are posting is about or containing information that benefits your congregation, and only 20% of that is “promotional” content that benefits your church.

Take advantage of the features each platform has to offer

Facebook’s news feed is only one tool in your toolbox. As you start using social media to communicate with your church and your community, there are a number of tools that you may overlook. Here are a few to consider.

Facebook’s scheduling tool. Brandon recommends scheduling out a week of content at one time. Create a Google doc to share with your team, gather your content for that week, and use Facebook’s scheduler to “set it and forget it.”

Facebook advertising. You may not be sold on the idea of “advertising” for a church, but stick with me here. Facebook offers “boosted posts” to help you reach not only the people who like your page, but their friends and friends-of-friends as well. For a few dollars, you can promote an upcoming event or new sermon series as a tool to help your congregation invite their friends.

]]>7 Places to Get Free Stock Photos for Your Church Websitehttps://getchurchly.com/blog/7-places-get-free-stock-photos-church-website/
Wed, 27 Jul 2016 08:14:35 +0000http://getchurchly.com/?p=1517Let’s face it. Church websites that lack good photography are boring, and websites with low quality (i.e. cell phone) photos look unprofessional. Your congregation and your visitors are looking for quality images of your church, your leaders, and your people. But what happens when you don’t have a professional photographer in your congregation? Or what […]

But what happens when you don’t have a professional photographer in your congregation? Or what if you need some “filler” images to use on your site?

I’ll tell you in a minute… But first, a word of warning.

Google Images aren’t free.

Be honest, you’ve done it. Open up Google, search for a picture of a church, download it, and stick it on your website.

Early in my marketing career, I asked an assistant to post a blog on one of my client’s sites and to find an attractive image to accompany it. A few months later, my client forwards me a letter from the owner of the image demanding a large settlement (several thousands of dollars) for the use of the image that they had copyrighted.

You see, Google images aren’t free. Many of them are copyrighted, and using them on your church website puts your church at risk.

Where to find free (or almost free) stock photos.

Lucky for you, there are a number of websites out there that offer 100% free (yes, actually free) images to use on your church website or blog. Below are 7 sites that we recommend for finding free or very low cost images for your church site.

Note: before using an image on your site, check the license. You’re looking for “Creative Commons ‘No Rights Reserved’” licensing, or CC0. Some images require you to credit the author, and others don’t allow you to make derivative works (i.e. adding text or your logo) to the images. CC0 is a no-holds-barred, do anything license, so you don’t have to worry about getting into copyright trouble.

Also note that we’re not lawyers, and we’re not offering legal advice. Do your homework before you click the “publish” button.

What We Like

Note: Sometimes it’s hard to find the right photo on one of the free sites. Though PhotoDune is not free, it is included in the list due to its very low image price, starting at $1.

You can check images by simply clicking on the categories on the top menu. It includes architecture, business, food, health, sports, people, technology, travel, and video footage.

Users can also browse popular items, latest items, and top new items, by simply clicking the buttons below the search box. No need to type keywords in order to view these items.

Compared to other sources of free stock photos where users can really start using the images for free, PhotoDune offers royalty-free images starting at $1. Royalty-free means users are only required to pay once, and then they can use the image as many times as they want, however they want – small price to pay to access higher quality images.

What We Like

All images and videos on Pixabay are free of copyright under Creative Commons CC0. You can also download, modify, distribute, and use them royalty free for anything you like, even in commercial applications. Attribution is not required.

Users can sort images as vector graphics and illustrations which makes it easier for designers alike to pick necessary elements they need for their work.

Have you used any free stock photos in your church designs?

]]>4 Things Visitors Look for on Your Church Websitehttps://getchurchly.com/blog/4-things-visitors-look-for-on-your-church-website/
Thu, 14 Jul 2016 22:32:56 +0000http://koinonia.co/?p=665With the use of technology today, people can easily navigate hundreds of churches in one area in the matter of minutes. With the click of a mouse, a potential visitor can easily get a feel for your church, whether you use contemporary language when describing the worship service of if you describe it as being […]

]]>With the use of technology today, people can easily navigate hundreds of churches in one area in the matter of minutes. With the click of a mouse, a potential visitor can easily get a feel for your church, whether you use contemporary language when describing the worship service of if you describe it as being more traditional.

Churches with a digital ministry strategy often are thinking of different ways to make their church website stand out among the rest, but could this be neglecting what visitors are actually looking for?

The following is what we have found that visitors are looking for on your church website.

1. Simple location and service times

Perhaps the most simplistic aspect of the church website, but it is surprisingly overlooked! We’ve seen large churches that have fantastic worship services with great biblical preaching that make finding the church a digital nightmare!

Visitors are looking for churches that are accessible, both locationally and digitally. Nothing is more off-putting than finally finding a church that seems to be exactly what you’re looking for, only to have to navigate 4-5 webpages to find an address with service times. We’ve found that implementing a location page, complete with service times and even Google Maps has greatly helped in this area.

2. Up-to-date website content

There is a clear distinction between church websites that are up-to-date, both in terms of content and design, and churches that are not. In fact, we’ve actually experience numerous visitors who came simply due to the fact that our church website “actually looked clean, and was up-to-date.”

In terms of content, visitors are looking for current information that is relevant to the church’s vision. For example, if it’s July and your church still has the Thanksgiving Food Drive up on the events page, then visitors are going to think that the church doesn’t know how to manage the website, or even that the church really isn’t as mission focused as it claims to be.

3. Accurate representation of your church

When potential visitors go to a church website, they expect to see a digital version of what they are to expect at a worship service. If your church meets in a warehouse with contemporary music and lighting effects, then visitors should get a sense of this early on from the layout, and photography on the website.

One key feature that comes with developing a church’s digital ministry strategy is that the church gets to create their digital identity. We’ve seen churches take advantage of the design phase of their digital ministry strategy to rebrand themselves. However, this can come at a price.

When creating your digital identity through your church website, it is important to be accurate to the vision of your church, and present photos that have a faithful representation. For example, if your church is striving for diversity (a huge trend in churches today), yet you haven’t achieved it yet, it would not be honest to have your church website covered with stock photos of diverse people who have never even stepped foot in your church.

We’ve seen that visitors find it much more appealing to go to a church website that has real pictures of real members of the church. This creates the “digital welcoming experience,” in which visitors of your website already feel connected through seeing familiar faces within moments of walking into your church doors.

4. Church values, beliefs, and preaching style

With ecclesiological trends changing in churches across America, visitors are looking to quickly access your church’s values (such as your stance on same-sex-marriage, women’s role in ministry, and your view of God’s word) and your church’s preaching style (such as thematic or expository preaching).

All you have to do is ask people who are visiting different churches what they are looking for, and they will be quick to tell you that most of the time, it comes down to the church’s values and preaching style.

Having a simple values tab under your church’s About Us section can easily address some of these issues, but preaching style requires a little more effort. Visitors desire to experience your church digitally, not just read about it. Thus, having a sermon archive can greatly serve both your congregation, and visitors alike.

]]>Free Design Template: Connection Cardhttps://getchurchly.com/blog/free-design-template-connection-card/
Wed, 12 Aug 2015 21:53:06 +0000http://koinonia.co/?p=465Churches with a clear follow up plan for first time guests retain more visitors than churches that don’t provide a clear next step. Do guests in your church have an easy way to connect and get involved? We designed this Connection Card to include in our first time guest gift bags. Every guest receives a coffee […]

]]>Churches with a clear follow up plan for first time guests retain more visitors than churches that don’t provide a clear next step. Do guests in your church have an easy way to connect and get involved?

We designed this Connection Card to include in our first time guest gift bags. Every guest receives a coffee mug, a book, a few resources, and our connection card.

Our office paper cutter includes a perforated blade to make the card detachable. It’s not necessary, but it’s a nice touch!